Pumped to cross the Cowboy 200 finish line, three years running. I came in dinged up, undertrained, a little stubborn,…
Puzzle Without a Picture
The rope sings thin between my fingers.The knot scalds my palm, the drop waits, patient.I have hauled heavier loads,waded deeper…
Character, Courage, Charlie
Let me speak plainly, to honor a great man, and to mark this moment with clarity and resolve. Charlie Kirk…
Suffer Well
We arrange our days like careful furniture,paths cleared, corners cushioned, so our shins do not find the coffee table at…
Why 200 Miles?
I’m not built for distance, yet the long miles call. Days off grid with pack and sky. Like life, doubt, a low point, one more step, small joys. Finish brings quiet peace, the knowledge I endured.
Swipe, Pray, Repeat
I used to walk into roomsand meet wonder without trying,first dates were laughter and easy light,keeping love was the lesson…
What Stares Back
When my eyes meet the silvered pane,sometimes the face is foreign,other times a familiar ally offers a wry nod. I…
The Weight I Carry for You
The world shatters again, another name taken by their own hand carved into the quiet,the air goes thin, the sound…
Tics and Truth
Tics speak truths my voice won’t utter, a stuttered drum beneath my calm facade They ripple through my quiet moments,…
Cardinal in the Winter Light
Red at the window, a cardinal’s flare,her signature on frost-bright morning.She said messages sometimes fly in,and I’ve believed it ever…
Almost Everything
Almost Everything The weight remains,tight in the chest,loud in the quietbetween what I hoped forand what has not yet come.…
Fabric of Forever
When someone close to us dies,the world stutters.The light shifts.And though clocks keep ticking,nothing sounds the same. Even if we…
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pizza 